| EC |
1.8.1.21 |
| Accepted name: |
dissimilatory dimethyldisulfide reductase |
| Reaction: |
2 methanethiol + NAD+ = dimethyl disulfide + NADH + H+ |
| Systematic name: |
methanethiol:NAD+ oxidoreductase (dimethyl disulfide-forming) |
| Comments: |
The enzyme’s activity has been demonstrated in the bacterium Thiobacillus thioparus E6. The methanethiol formed is eventually oxidized to sulfate and carbon dioxide, and the latter assimilated for autotrophic growth. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Smith, N. A. and Kelly, D. P. Isolation and physiological characterization of authotrophic sulphur bacteria oxidizing dimethyldisulphide as sole source of energy. J. Gen. Microbiol. 134 (1988) 1407–1417. |
| 2. |
Smith, N. A. and Kelly, D. P. Mechanism of oxidation of dimethyl disulphide by Thiobacillus thioparus E6. J. Gen. Microbiol. 134 (1988) 3031–3039. |
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